Cash-register.



T. (mAzRoLL.A l CASE REGISTER. APPLIUTIOF FIIJBDDOT. 11,104.

:Patented oct. 25, 1910.

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T. CARROLL.

oAsH REGISTER. APPLICATION FILED 001.6, 1904.

Patented 005.2511210.

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m a A UNITED sTATEs PATENT oEEicE. vTHOMAS CARROLL, DAYTON, OHIO,ASSIGNOR, BY MEQNE ASSIGNMENTS, T0 THE NATIONAL CASH REGISTER COMPANY,OF DAYTON, OHIO, A CORPORATION OF OHIO (INCORPORATED IN 1906).

CASH-,REGISTER Specication of Letters Patent.

Patented'Oet. 25, 1910.

Application led October 5, 1904. Serial No. 227,320.

Dayton, in the4 county of Montgomery and,

State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inCash-Registers, of which I declare the following to be a full, clear,and exact description.

This invention relates more particularly to that type of machine inwhich a,plu rality of accounting devices are employed so that asegregated analysis of transactions can be. reserved. It is 4common toaccom-= plish t is by employin a plurality of `counters and arranging orone or another being brought into coperative relation with thc operatingmechanism of the cash register and it is also common to em loy aplurality of paper strips or a sing e strip divided into columns. l

The plcsent invention relates more particularly to that class of thesemachines which employs plurality of paper strips one for each clerk orone for each character of transaction and the invention may be said toconstitute'an improvement upon the construction` shown in patent toThomas Carroll #654,226 ofJuly 24, 1900. In this patent a reel carryinga plurality of paper strips is shown in connection with the type ofmachine illustrated in Cleal and Reinhard Patent #580,378, dated April13,1897, wherea: in the apresent case t einvention is shown inconnection with the type of machine shown in Thomas Carroll'Patent No.

751,611, dated Feb.4 9, 1904. It is to be un-y derstood however that theinvention may be embodied in the type of machine shown in the firstnamed patent or in vari'ofusother types of cash registers.

One object of the present invention is to I obviate the necessity of thecarrier itself being moved .to do the printing asin Patent #654,226.Instead the various stripl holders are movably mounted upon ,the carrierso that they can be individually operated to do the printing withoutyrequiring any movement of the carrier. The latter can thus be simplyjournaled upon a fixed support and the machine relieved of the extrawork. of raising and lowering'the entire carrier in each operation.

Other objects o f the invention are to provide against anyindependentmovementof by' the adjustment of levers which move up the ystripcarriers except when `positioned.sa'lrd'dovvn along suitablefscales. y

.for coperation with the type; and to pro-l `ative to eect any feedexcept when the movement of the stri holder is that which does therinting, it ueing understood that in this c ass of machines it is commonto have -'a double movement of one member/of the printing couple so asto provide for pressing the inking devices against the type preliminaryto printing.

lYVith these and incidental objects in view, the invention consists incertain novel -features of construction and combinations of parts, theessential elements of which are set forth in appended claims and apreferred form of embodiment of which is hereinafter specificallydescribed with reference to the drawings which accompany and form partof this specification.

Of said drawings: Figure 1 represents a portion of a' cash register infront ele? vation with the present improvements applied thereto and `thecasmg o'r cabinet omitted. Fig. 2. represents the machine in sideelevation also with the cabinet omitted. Fig. 3 is a view lookin fromthe opposite side as compared wlth Fig. 2 this view being taken on theline 33 of Fig. 1 but a number ofl parts being omitted for clearness.Fig. 4`is a fragmentary pared with Fig. 2 showing part of the rotarycarrier and one of the strip'holders `side elevation on an enlargedscale as com i together with the strip printing actuator.

Fig. 5 is a similar view to -Fi 4 1n so far as the rotary carrier andstri older are concerned but shows also par y in section and partly inside elevation the inking devices -and strip feeding mechanism. ,Fig 6is a up of amounts and specialcharacters is done shown applied in thepresent case the setting The special transaction lever is designated bythe numeral 3 and is journaled upon a fixed cross shaft 4 Fi 3) andcarries a toothed segment 5 W ic is in mesh with a inion 6 on a shaft 7journaled in a suitable Bearing upon the base of the machine frame andon the outer side of the lattei` carrying a spider 2 which in thepresent instance has four arms. This s ider is the rotary carrier forthe strip ho ders and it will be seen that vibrations of the lever 3will rotate the carrier. Said lever moves along a bar 8 having fournotches 9 in its outer edge andthe lever carries a latch 10 having anose 11 for engagement with one or another of these notches. The latchalso has a finger piece 12 extending alongside of the hand lever 3 ands. tail piece 13 which bears" against a curved lever 14 pivoted at 15 toa bracket of the frame (Fig. 3). This curved lever 14 is connected by alink 16 with a slide 17 which is slotted to embrace the shaft 4 andforked to embrace a rotation shaft `18 of the cash register, which shaftcarries aidisk 19 having a semi-circular' notch 20 adaptedv to -beengaged by a pin 21 on the slide 17. The latter has a downwardlyextending arm 22 with a nose 23 for engagement with any one of fournotches 24 in a disk 25 which is fixed on the iaft 7. A spring 26 issecured at one end to the slide 17 and at the other to the lnachineframe and exerts itself to draw the slide forward and hence move thelever 14 outwardly. This in turn tends to press the latch nose 11 intoany notch of the bar 8 olpposite which said nose may stand. With t 1snose engaged in one of said notches the s ring 26 is enabled to hold thenose l23 of t e slide 17 in engagement with one of the notches 24 of thedisk 25, the pin 21 in this case being Withdrawn from the notch 20.

It will be seen that by squeezing the finger 12 in connection with thegrasp on the andle 3 the latch 10 will be rocked withdrawing its nose 11from the notch 9 and pressing its tail 13 against the lever 14 thereyforcing the slide 17 rearwardly against the tension of its spring 2G andwithdrawing its nose 23 from the disk 25. This operation unlocks therotary carrier or spider 2 but simultaneously locks operating mechanismof the cash register by engaging the pin 21 with the notch 20 so that nooperation of the rotary crank handle of the cash register can take placeso long as the nose of the latch is disengaged from one of the notches.This insures the proper adjustment'of the rotary carrier and specialtrans- -action lever before any operation of the cash register canensue. The: special transaction lever also carries a. toothed segment 27which engages a rack 28 on a slide 29 which at its upper end has a rack30 engaging a. pinion 31 of an indicator roller 32 for displaying a nameor other sign which will show the adjustment at which the machine isset. The lever carries a third se ment 33 in 'mesh with a pinion 34secure to the voutermostone of a series of nested sleeves 35. Thisoutermost sleeve carries another gear 34 in mesh with a gear 34b on theshaft of a printing drum 34c for printing special transaction indicia ona check. The other sleeves and the shaft 36 on which they are mountedcarry type wheels 37 of a well known form (Fig. 1) one of which is shownalso in Fig. 2. Any lines of, type which are set vup by adjustment ofthese wheels will be one of which is journaled upon the shaft 36 and theother upon the outermost of the nested sleeves which support type wheels37. A segment 4l (Fig. 5) is compounded with lthe mner one of these armsand meshes with a rack 42 which at its rear end straddles the rotationshaft 18, the latter carrying a box cam 43 engagin a roller-equipped pin44 on the rack so t at invthe course of revolution of the shaft 18 in anoperat-ion of the machine the inking structure will be rocked at theroper times first to withdraw the inking pa s from over the printinglines and subsequently to restore them. A link 45 connects the rack 42with an arm 46 secured to a shaft 47 to which alining pawls 4S aresecured so that when the ink pads are swung away from the printing linesthe alining pawls will be brought into engagement with the printingwheels to hold them in proper alinementfor rinting. The arms 40 carryingthe ink pa plates 39 are connected by short links 49 with arms 50loosely mounted on the shaft- 47 and coupled to side arms of a frame 50awhich carries an ink pad 50b for the printing drum 34c said frame beingguided in its movements by a slot and piu connection with the frame workas indicated at 50". The hub of one of the arms 50 carries a projectingpin 5l for engagement with a pin 52 projecting laterally from a longpawl 53 also loosely mounted on the shaft 47 and drawn rearwardly by aspiral spring 54 which .is secured at one end to the arm 50 and at theother end to the pawl. The latter constitutes part of a strip feedingmechanism which will hereinafter be more fully described.

The mechanism for feeding the check strip and cutting thesaineintochecks (which mechanism appears in Fig. 2) need not be described as 1tforms no part of the present invention and is well known. The same maybe said of the upper platen 50d except that it is made double forcooperation with both the printing roller 34 and the type wheels 37 butthis is a feature of Patent No.y 792,194 granted June 13/05.

Reverting to the rotary carrier 2 each of 1|) tol engage the 16 holder'40 which when the holder is adjuste its arms is provided with aprojecting pinl ldl.' stud 55 which is formed with a circumferentialgroove 56 (Fi 6) and each one atter comprises an angular plate 57 having'a sleeve formation 58 to tit over the stud 55.

. This sleeve is longitudinally slotted to receive a'latch 59 having iatone end a nose 60 oove 56 of the stud and its opposite end orcedoutwardly by a s iral I sprin 61 inserted between it and the s eeve 58.he stud has a beveled shoulder and the nose v60 is rounded so that insli ing the late on tothe stud it wil be auto- ,matical y' caught andheld, the beveled shoulder causin .the latch to rock against thepressure o the s ring 61 and 'the nose60I thereafter being o rced intothe groove 56 20 by said s ring. The stud 55 forms the pivot for theolder'and .the latter carries three other shafts or studs one of which62l supports a, supplly roll. 63 for thepaper strip Maud anot er ofwhich 65 is journaled in 2l a bearing on the tplate' and supports atakeuroll 66 for sai strip, the remaining stud `6 supporting an im ressionroller 68 of rubber or other resilen material, TheV roller l $6 hascompounded. with'it a ratchet wheel 169 which is engaged by arestraining pawl 70 to prevent any backward movement and (is adapted tobe operated by the longpawl 53 heretofore descrlbed. Stop pins 2 on thespider limit movement of the strip holders M in one direction.

There is fixed on the side of the frame- 'work a circular disk 71 with aslot 72 .at one point and eachone of the strip holders has at one end alaterallyl projectin' pin 73 or cooperation with Vthe type wheels standso poslte said notch 72 whilethe pins of al the -other holders lieagainst the .periphery of vthe xed disk 71. `It will be seen that this 6revents an rockin movement of an stri E y E y P older except theparticular one which is adjusted so that its projecting pin 73 'maytraverse the slot.

The construction for effecting an upward 50 movement of the adjustedholder on its pivot `remains to be described and this comprlses atwo-part bell crank lever one arm 74 of which (Fig. Q) has a pin 75engaging the groove 55 76 of a box cam 77 fixed to the rotation shaft18.

1 extension on the lower side of the lpivot 78 This arm of the bellcrank lever has an which extension is flanged to receive adjustingscrews 79. The other arm 80 of the bell crank lever has a downwardextension 81 30 lying between these adjusting screwsy 79.

`The arm is the longer one of the two arms of the bell crank andv at itsforward end is formed with a lateral projection 82 having a V-shapedgroove in itsupper side.

65 The stud 67 of each strip holder projects on 'the' inner sideA of theholder for coperation with this lateral extension 82 on the bell crankarm 80.. When a strip holder is adjusted for coperation with the typewheels lts stud 67 lies directly over this lateral'extension 82 so thatin any upward movement of the bell crank arm 80 the strip holder will berocked on its pivot. The box cam oove 76 has two cam projections,onelower than the other, so that in a 'rotation of the shaft 18 twodifferential vibrations .willbe given the bell crank lever.

The o ration of the machine is as follows: ssuming the crank handle (notshown) to be home which will 'lace the notch 20 of the disk 19 oppositet e pin 21 of the slide 17, the lever 3 is grasped and withit the finger12 of the latch 10 and the latter disengaged lfrom the notch 9 which"has the eect as before explained of unlock- .ing the rotary carrier o rreel. Then by mov--l ing the lever 3 valong the scale it can be brou htopposite the name or sign indicating t e character of transaction to bemade and the release of the latch 10 causes -the nose 11 to enga e thepro er notch 9 and at the/same time t e reel is locked b the nose 23 onthe slide 17 engaging one of t e notches 24 of the disk 25 andtheoperating mechanism of the cash register is unlocked by the withdrawaloi lpin 21- from notch 20. This bringing the properone of the stripholders into coperative relation with the type wheels,that is to say, insuch relation that the impression roller 68 of this particular stripholder is in juxta-position to the lower line of type of the wheels 37.The rstturning of the crank handle causes a high portion of the box cam77 to vibrate'the bell crank lever and the arm 80 acting against thestud of vthe impression roller rocks the strip holder upwardly on itspivot and thereby causes the impression roller to act against the lowerinkv pad plate 39. The impression roller then retreats and the box-cam43 moves the rack 42 and thereby withdraws the inking pads from theprinting lines. At the same time the aliriing pawls 48 are moved intoengagement with the printin Wheels so as to hold them stationary an`preserve the alinement. The swinging of the inking structure actingthrol'lgh the links 49rocks the arms 50 and the pin 51 carried by one ofthese arms is thus moved rearwardly and is followed upby the long pawl53. This brings the nose-of that. pawl immediately above one ofthe teethof the adjustment of the lever turns the reel 2 ratchet 69. Thestripholder is again moved continues the contacting tooth escapes past the nose of the pawl and then the impression 1s made: After the retreat ofthe strip carrier the inking pads again move to position over the linesof type from which the impression has been made and the cons equentrocking of the arm 50 causes the pin 51 carried by one of these arms tomove the bodiment here disclosed, for it is susceptible of embodiment invarious forms all coming Within the scope of the claims which follow.

Having thus described my invent-ion, what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent is:

l. In a cash register, the combination with suitable type; of anadjustable carrier and a plurality of strip holders movably mountedthereon, any one of which holders can be juxta-positioned with relationto the type by adjustment of said carrier; together with means foreiecting the imprint by movement of the strip holder independently ofthe carrier.

2. In a cash re 'ster, the combination with suitable type; o anadjustable carrier and a lurality of strip holders movably mountthereon,any one of which holders can be juxta-positioned with relation to thetype by adjustment of said carrier; together with means for effectingthe imprint by movement of the strip holder independently of thecarrier; and means for preventing such independent movement of any stripholder when out of juxta-relation to the type.

3. In a cash re ister, the combination with suitable type; o? arotatable carrier and a plurality of strip holders lnovably mountedthereon, any one of which holders can be juxta-positioned with relationto the typeby adjustment of said carrier; together with means foreffecting the imprint by movement of the strip holder `independently ofthe carrier. 1

4. In a cash register, the combi nation with suitable type; of arotatable carrier and a plurality of strip holders. mo vably mount-edthereon, any one of which holders can be juxta-positioned with relationto the type by adjustment of said carrier; together with means foreffecting the imprint by movement of the strip holder independently oftbe carrier; and a circular trackvith which a part of each strip holderruns in contact to prevent such independent movement of any holder,unless juXta-positioned with relation to the type, the said track havinga break in it substantially as and for the purpose described.

5. In a cash register, the combina-tion vith suitable type; of anadjustable carrier and a plurality of strip holders pivotally mountedthereon, any one /of which holders can be juXta-positioned with relationto the type by adjustment of said carrier; together With means foreffecting the imprint by movement of the strip holder independently ofthe carrier.

6. In a cash register, the combination with suitable type; of arotatable carrier and a plurality of strip holders pivotally mountedthereon, any oneof which holders can be juxta-positioned with relationto the type by adjustment of said carrier; together with means foreffecting the imprint by movement of the strip vholder independently ofthe carrier.

7. In a cash register, the combination with suitable type; of arotatable carrier' and a plurality of strip holders pivotally mountedthereon, any one of which holders can be juxta-positioned with relationto the-typev by adjustment of said carrier; together With means foreffecting the imprint by movement of the strip holder independently ofthe carrier; and a circular track with which a part of each strip holderruns in contact to prevent such independent movement of any holder,unless juXta-positioned With relation to the type, the said track havinga break in it substantially as and for the purpose described.

8. In a cash register, the combination with suitable type; of arotatable carrier and a plurality of strip holders pivotally mountedthereon, each holder being constructed to present the strip to the typeto one side of its pivot and having alateral projection inthe other sideof its pivot; a circular track on which the lateral projections of theholders run toprevent movement on their pivots, said track having abreak to permit suoli movement of any holder junta-positioned withrelation to the type; and means for causing an imprint'by pivotalmovement ot the juXta-positioned holder.v

'9. In a. 'cash register, the combination with suitable type; of anadjustable carrier and a plurality of strip holders movably mountedthereon, any one of which holders can be juXta-positioned with relationto the type by adjustment of said carrier; together with a vibratory arminto cooperative relation with which comes the strip holder whenjuxta-positioned relatively to the type.

10. In a cash register, the combination with suitable type; of anadjustable carrier and u plurality of strip holders movably mountedthereon. any one of which holders can be juXta-positioned with relationto the [of the adjuste mounte 55 mounte t eby adjustment of saidcarrier, and each l ho der having a lateral projection; to ther with avibrato'ry arm having a @latera projection for eolperation Wit-h the,`projection holde'i` to cause van imprint substantially as described.

11. In a .cash register, the combination with suitable type; of arotatable carrier and a plurality of strip holders pivotally thereon;together With a vibratory arm i-nto coperative relation with which comesthe strip holder when juxta-positioned relatively to the type.

- 12. In a cash register, the combination u with suitable type; of arotatable carrier and a plurality of strip holders ivotally mountethereon, and each holder aving a lateral projection; together with avibra.- tory arm having a lateral projection for cooperation with theprojection of the adjusted holder to cause an imprint' substantially asdescribed.

13. In 'a cash register, the combination with suitable type of anadjustable carrier and a plurality of strip holders movably mountedthereon and detachable therefrom, any one of which holders can bejuXta-posi- ,tioned with relation to the type by adjustment of saidcarrier; together with means fore'ecting the imprint by movement of th'estrip holder independently of the carrier.

'14. In a cash register, the combination with suit-able type; of anadjustable carrier and a plurality of strip holders pivotally mountedthereon and detachable. therefrom,

any one of which holders can'be juxta-positioned with relation to thetype by adjustment of said carrier; together with means 40 for effectingthe imprint by movement of the strip 'holder independently of the car--rier.

15. In a cash register, the combination with suitable type; of anadjustable carrier hav- 'ing a plurality of pivot studscircumferentiallyl grooved, strip-carriers with sleeve bearings toembrace said studs and latches to engage the grooves thereof, and meansfor rocking any one of said holders juxta-posi- |750 tioned withrelation to the type substantially as and for the purpose described.'

16. In a cash register, the combination with suitable type; of anadjustable carrier and a lurality of strip holders movably thereon, anyone of which holders can be juxta-positioned with relation to the typeby adjustment of said carrier; together with means for'effecting theimprint by movement of the strip holder independently of the carrier;and means for feeding the stri b such movement of the holder.

1i). ii a ycash register, the combination with suitable ty e; of anadjustable carrier land a plura ity of strip holders movablyV mountedthereon, any one of which holders can be juxta-positioned with rela-1feeding the strip by such movement of the holder, 4with provisions fordiscontinuing the feed prior to thetaking of the impression.

l18. In a cash register, the combination with suitable type;4 of anadjustable carrierand a, plurality of strip holders movably mountedthereon, any one of which holders can be juXta-positioned with relationto the type by adjustment of said carrier; together with means foreii'ectin the imprint by movement of the strip ho der independently ofthe carrier; `and means for feeding-the strip by such movement of theholder, with provisions for maintaining the feed mechanism disabledduring adjustment of the carrier. V l 19. In ,a cash register, thecombination with suitablex type; of an adjustable carrier and aplurality of strip holders movably mounted thereon, any one of whichliol'ders can be juxta-positioned with relation tol the type byadjustment of said carrier; together with means for effecting theimprint by movement of the strip holder independently of the carrier;land means for feeding the strip by such movement of the holder, withprovisions for maintaining the parts of the feed mechanism out ofoperative alinement during adjustment of the carrier.

20. In a cash register. the combination with suitable type,and'shiftable inking` means, of an adjustable carrier, a plurality ofstrip holders movably mounted thereon and each having a strip-feedingelement, and

a cooperating strip feeding element mountedonA a fixed part of themachine and controlled in its operative relation to any strip-'feedingelement of the holder by the inking means.

2l. In a cash register, the combination with suitable type, andshiftable inking `means, of an adjustable carrier, a plurality out ofoperative alinement 'with any of said' ratchets.

22. In a cash register, the combination of a rotatable carrier for aplurality of accounting devices, an adjustable hand-lever latch, anotched disk compounded with the carrier, and a latch for' saiddiskconnected with the handle latch.

23. In a cash register, 4the combination geared to said carrier andequipped with a with 'suitable' type anda 'strip feeding device; of amovable carriage; a series of detail strip holders movably. mounted onsaid carriage; means for adj usting said carriage to move any a ldesired printing and feeding lme; 'and means for moving the adjustedholder to effectthe printing and feeding.

24. In a cash register, the comblnatlon with a printing mechanism; of amovable carriage; a series of movable strip holders lmovably mounted onsaid carriage; mechanism for adjusting said carnage to bring any desiredone ofA said holders into coperative relation with the printingmechanism; means for moving the adjusted holder to take an impressionfrom the rmtm mechanism; and means forlockmg the holders out of suchadjustment agamst movement for feeding said strip upon the movement of.said holder; and means for alltomatically throwing said strip feedingelement into and out of coperative feeding relation upon ythe operationof the machine. 2T. In a cash register, the combination with suitabletype,.of a detail strip holder; an inking device for said t pe; a stripfeeding element connected .wit said mkmg device; and means forautomatically throwing said feeding element into feeding position whenthe inkingdevice is thrownout of inking position.

, 28. In a cash register, the combination with suitable type, of adetail strip holder;

an iuking device for said type; a strip feeding clement connected withsaid inknnr device; means for moving said strip holder to first carr thesame against the inking device to in the type and then carry the sameagainst the type totake the impression; an. means for automaticallymoving the inking device out of inking nosition prior to the impressionmovement' of the detail strip holder, and for also simultaneously movingtho strip feeding element into operative position to feed the lstrip asan accompaaiment to the impression movement of the sl rip holder.

29. In a cash register, the combination with printing devices, of amovable carriage,

a serles of record holders each including a feeding ratchet mounted onsaid carri.^lge.

one of said strip holders to a.v

means for vmoving' any one of said record holders to cause an impressionby said printing devices on said operated record, a pawl for actuatingthe ratchet a propriate to the operated record holder an means formoving the same into and out of the path of the said ratchet.

80. In a cash register, the combination with printing devices, of meansfor suppol'tlng a series of record material holders and separate feedingmeans for each of said holders, Imeans for moving said supporting meansto cause an impression to be maue on any one of said records, a feedingpawl and pin an( a pawl carried by said sleeve and having a pointadaptedv to engage in said groove. y

32. In a cash register, the 'combination with suitable ty e, of amovable carriage; a. record strip hol er movably mounted on saidcarriage; means foradjusting said carriage to bring said strip holder toa desired printingline; mechanism for moving the holder against the typewhen in print-ing line; vand means for preventing the movement of saidholder when out of such printing line.

33.v In a cash' register, the combination with a printing mechanism, ofa. movable carriage; a plurality of record stri hold-l ers mounted onsaid carriage; a sing e strip feeding mechanismv common to the holders;i'

means for adjusting said carriage to establish a coperative relationbetween one of the holders and the printing and feeding mechanisms; anda sin le means for effecting such printing and eeding operation.

34. In a cash register, the combination with 'a plurality of recordstrip holders; of a single stri feeding mechanism common to all of saiholders; means for establishing a coperative relation between saidfeeding mechanism and one of said holders; and means for effecting thefeeding operation by a movement of the holder.

35. In a. cash register, the combination with a movable carriage; of aseries of record strip holders movably mounted on said carriage; asingle stri feeding mechauism com-mon to all of sai holders; lneans foradjusting said carriage to establish a. coperative relation between saidfeeding mechanism and any one of said movable holders; and means foreffecting the feeding operation by a movement of the holder.

36. In a cash register, the combination with a movable carriage; of aseries of record strip holders movably mounted on 4said carriage; asingle stri feeding mechanism common' to al1 of sai holders; means vforadjusting said carriage to establish a cooperatlve relation between saidfeeding ls mechanism and any one of said-movable holders; and means foreffecting the feedoperation by a movement of the holder n 1n ependent ofthe carriage. 43

7. In an accounting machine', the combination with a t? e-carrier, of apluralit of* record strip ho ers, la carriage u on w ich said holdersare mounted, means or movlng lsaid carriage to bring any one of thestrip holders into'co erative relation with the type-carrier, an meansfor takingan im-- pression upon the stri holder thatis in 4cooperativerelation wit thetype-carrier independently of movement by the carriao'e.

38. In an accounting machine, the com ination with an operatingmechanism, of a type-carrier, a plurality of record strip holders,a'carriage upon which said holders are mounted, means for moving saidcarriage to bring` any one of the strip holders into co- 26 operativerelation with the type-carrier, and

means for taking anY impression upon the stri holder that is in coerative relation wit the type-carrier and ocking the carriage frommovement While the' machine is 3o being operated..

, 39. In an accounting machine, the combination with a ty e-carrier,v ofa plurality of record strip ho ders, a carriage u on which said holdersaremounted, means flir moving 85 said carriage to bring any one o f thestrip holders into coperative relation with the type-carrier, a feedingdevice common to all' of the stri-p holders, and means for taking animpression and feeding the strip holder that is in coperativerelationwith the typecarrier independently ofmovement by the earring: 4 l anaccountlng machine, the combination with an operating mechanlsm, of a tye-carrer, a plurality of record strip ho ders, a carriage upon whichsaid strip holders are mounted, an adjustable lever for .moving sa'idcarriage to bring an one of the strip holdersinto coperative re ationwith .the type-carrier, a feeding device common to all of the stripholders, and means for taking an impression and. feeding the stripholder that is in coperative relation with the type carrier, and lockingthe carriage from movement while the machine is being operated.

41. In an accounting machine, the combination with a type-carrier of aplurality of s record strip holders, a carriage u on which said holdersare mounted, means or moving said carriage to bring any one of the stripTHOMAS CARROLL.

Witnesses:

WM'.l O. HENDERSON, CARL lV. BEUST.

